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1962 NBA Points per Game Leaders

Points scored per game

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Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA in points per game in 1962 with 44.8, 10.8 ahead of Elgin Baylor (34.0). It stands 2nd among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 7 times Wilt Chamberlain led in points per game.

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Wilt Chamberlain Led the NBA in 1962 Wilt Chamberlain SFW
44.8 Points per Game 10.8 clear of Elgin Baylor
Showing Points per Game and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team PPG GP MPG PTS
1 Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain SFW 44.8 80 47.6 3,586
2 Elgin Baylor Elgin Baylor LAL 34.0 80 42.1 2,719
3 Bob Pettit Bob Pettit STL 28.4 79 39.1 2,241
4 Oscar Robertson Oscar Robertson CIN 28.3 80 44.0 2,264
5 Walt Bellamy Walt Bellamy CHZ 27.9 80 41.3 2,233
6 Terry Dischinger Terry Dischinger CHZ 25.5 57 40.3 1,452
7 Bailey Howell Bailey Howell DET 22.7 79 37.6 1,793
8 Richie Guerin Richie Guerin NYK 21.5 79 34.3 1,701
9 Jack Twyman Jack Twyman CIN 19.8 80 32.8 1,586
10 Sam Jones Sam Jones BOS 19.7 76 30.6 1,499
11 Hal Greer Hal Greer SYR 19.5 80 32.9 1,562
12 Don Ohl Don Ohl DET 19.3 80 37.0 1,547
13 Tom Heinsohn Tom Heinsohn BOS 19.0 76 26.4 1,440
14 Lee Shaffer Lee Shaffer SYR 18.6 80 29.9 1,488
15 Wayne Embry Wayne Embry CIN 18.6 76 33.0 1,411
16 Johnny Green Johnny Green NYK 18.1 80 31.9 1,444
17 Dick Barnett Dick Barnett LAL 18.0 80 31.8 1,437
18 Bill Russell Bill Russell BOS 16.8 78 44.9 1,309
19 Ray Scott DET 16.2 76 33.4 1,228
20 Tom Meschery Tom Meschery SFW 16.0 64 35.1 1,022
21 Johnny Kerr SYR 15.7 80 32.0 1,255
22 Cliff Hagan Cliff Hagan STL 15.5 79 21.7 1,226
23 Bob Boozer Bob Boozer CIN 14.3 79 31.5 1,132
24 John Havlicek John Havlicek BOS 14.3 80 27.5 1,140
25 Guy Rodgers Guy Rodgers SFW 13.9 79 41.1 1,098
26 Bob Ferry Bob Ferry DET 13.6 79 31.4 1,072
27 Bob Cousy Bob Cousy BOS 13.2 76 26.0 1,003
28 Willie Naulls Willie Naulls SFW 12.9 70 27.2 906
29 Dave DeBusschere Dave DeBusschere DET 12.7 80 29.4 1,018
30 Rudy LaRusso Rudy LaRusso LAL 12.3 75 33.4 924
31 Chet Walker Chet Walker SYR 12.3 78 25.5 957
32 Tom Gola Tom Gola NYK 12.3 73 36.6 896
33 Lenny Wilkens Lenny Wilkens STL 11.8 75 34.3 888
34 Gene Shue Gene Shue NYK 11.7 78 29.3 916
35 John Barnhill John Barnhill STL 11.7 77 35.0 901
36 Si Green Si Green CHZ 11.7 73 36.3 853
37 Arlen Bockhorn Arlen Bockhorn CIN 11.7 80 32.7 933
38 Dave Gambee Dave Gambee SYR 11.2 60 20.6 669
39 Larry Costello Larry Costello SYR 11.0 78 26.5 858
40 Frank Ramsey Frank Ramsey BOS 10.9 77 20.0 839
41 Woody Sauldsberry Woody Sauldsberry CHZ 10.9 77 26.4 839
42 Thomas Sanders Thomas Sanders BOS 10.8 80 26.9 864
43 Charlie Hardnett Charlie Hardnett CHZ 10.6 78 21.2 827
44 Alvin Attles Alvin Attles SFW 10.4 71 26.4 735
45 Frank Selvy LAL 10.3 80 29.6 826
46 Zelmo Beaty Zelmo Beaty STL 10.2 80 24.0 814
47 Charles Vaughn STL 10.1 77 24.0 778
48 Al Butler NYK 10.0 74 20.1 738
49 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes SYR 9.5 66 21.8 627
50 Dave Budd Dave Budd NYK 9.5 78 22.1 739
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